About this episode

This episode discusses effective strategies for diagnosing and managing otitis externa in dogs, including innovative microbiome-based therapies.

Joining Anthony for this episode of VETchat by The Webinar Vet is Ana Oliveira, Assistant Professor at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Lisbon. In this episode, Anthony and Ana talk about effective strategies for diagnosing, managing, and preventing otitis externa in dogs. This episode covers advancing beyond traditional treatments towards microbiome-based therapies and stewardship principles to improve patient outcomes. They discuss how to developproactive long-term strategies for recurrent otitis in atopic dogs, along with innovative treatments including probiotics targeting microbiome restoration. Thank you to Animalcare for making this episode possible.

People in this episode

Host: Anthony

Guest: Ana Oliveira

Topics covered

• canine ear disease
• otitis externa
• microbiome-based therapies
• probiotics
• veterinary medicine

Keywords

• inflammation
• infection
• canine
• ear disease
• otitis externa
• microbiome
• probiotics
• veterinary

Sponsors

Animalcare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Lisbon

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